DMSO!?

Are you one of those "inflammation is bad" people?

I used it about 8 years ago and it worked. Be careful as it is powerful stuff. In seconds your mouth will taste like garlic.

I work with a guy that uses it. It works, but it can be dangerous.

Ive used it as needed since the 70's. Just be sure to clean the area well, then wrap it.

no, im someone who needs to heal.

from any of your experience, when have you been able to return to training? using what protocol?

I have used it and the 'pain' and movement seems to be restored instantly but sharp movements are still restricted

I would love to use it right now on a bout of hip bursitis but my wife hates the smell, even if I apply just a few drops diluted with distilled water, so badly she won't even let me sleep in the same room.

It can work miracles on soft tissue injury, but you have to know what you are doing with it.

Don't go wild with it. Dilute, clean area of application well, a couple drops on a cotton ball, dab not rub it on. 3x a day for 3 days.

It is a potent transdermal carrier and is used as an industrial solvent, so I wouldn't recommend it for those with liver or kidney issues-- then again I wouldn't recommend NSAIDS for those people either.

Those are still worried can take stock in the fact Dr. Andrew Weil, the Harvard natural health guru, recommends it.

do a search on this board. This topic has been discussed at length. Find the piece I wrote about it several years ago. In summary, stay away from it if it is at all possible.

I searched and it all seems a little mixed with the most being for, especially the 'older' experienced athletes who may have used in their and its prime!

I only found that it was effective on superficial inflamation, nothing deep.

basicly I'd take a q-tip and dab the sore area 2x a day and wrap it with an ace bandage. Usually Id use it on a achy knee, sore foot, achilles..

my achilles was hobbling me. Used it once I was running the next day. The person that passed it on to me told me be very careful to clean the area and make sure nothing is there. DMSO penetrates the skin bringing anything it comes in contact into your body. You could very easily get posioning. Be safe.

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Well, that turned out horribly wrong.

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I've gone over this before on this site, but I'm glad to repeat it here.

In the late 70's early 80's I suffered from retro-calcaneous bursitis, achills tendinitis and other maladies. I was in australia at the time and had heard about DMSO. I got some from a health food store. t

That bottle warned that it was a cleaning agent. I have also used other types that were for vet. use. I crushed pure aspirin and mixed it with the DMSO into a paste. I was sure that the bowl I mixed it with was very clean. i also sterilized a spoon to crush it with. I applied it to the area and covered it with gauze. i then wrapped the area in saran wrap. On top of that i placed a clean, white ace bandage. The taste was very noticable in my mouth before I was done putting on the wrap. People told me that I smelled like garlic for days after the treatments. i would use it for 3-4 days, 2-3 x per day.

At this time, I was also getting blood work done on a regular basis by a friend who worked in a lab. She noticed my liver enzymes climbing dramatically and asked if I had started intravenous drug use. I'm not talking elevated, I'm talking off the charts. They have remained very high since that time, so much so that I have trouble with medicine for my cholesterol.

I also noticed at this time, that my eyesight which had always been 20-20 began to deteriorate. I became near-sited and got a prescription for glasses. I went from needing them for driving to needing them full-time in the space of 1.5 years. My eyeglass prescription was changed 4 times in 3 years. It has only been changed once since.(25 years)

Just an experiment of one, but it made me highly suspicious. In addition, the FDA pulled studies on DMSO after "rabbits, dogs and swine" showed lens failure. I remember my mom calling me a pig in slovak many times, but it shouldn't have caused an effect on my eyes. Maybe all the episodes of I Dream of Genie did that!

The skin in the area will get very dry after only 1 or 2 applications.

Tell you what...the stuff worked! I once badly turned my ankle during an easy run while peaking for Revco marathon. 6 days until the race and it was swollen and dark blue. could not walk on it! DMSO treatments on Monday, Tuesday light jog on wed, with treatments, and by friday I couldn't feel any trouble in the ankle. discoloration was gone race day am.

I'd still be careful. maybe get some blood work before using it and do your own experiment.

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Be ready for the garlic breath which is pretty serious . . . and clean the site very well as anything on the skin is going in - this includes your hands (i.e. pen ink from the workday).